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edmontonjournal.com
& o5 p! ~' `' x2 I& k( OPublished: Thursday, April 12, 2007
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EDMONTON — Southgate Centre today began a $108 million expansion to accommodate more than 30 new retailers and restaurants.
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7 Y% k" ]( v. b% x( N. J lThe two-year project, facing 111th Street, will add 126,000 square feet of leasable space on the ground floor — and two levels of parking above.
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3 v- e4 O8 U# f( g“Part of the redevelopment will include enhanced site lighting and closed-circuit TV security systems monitored 24 hours a day, seven days a week,” said Southgate general manager Paul Fairbridge.
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5 l7 l S" h/ z s. jIt also will include hotel-quality washrooms and private sitting rooms for nursing mothers.# M* u) O# J) p2 x$ v8 I
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The expansion is expected to create at least 500 new full-time and part-time jobs.
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Southgate, a 36-year-old mall located south and west of 51st Avenue and 111th Street, now has 130 stores and services. It is owned by Ivanhoe Cambridge, based in Montreal.
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An artist's drawing of the expanded Southgate. |
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